Why is hydroxyzine (Vistaril) prescribed to patients? Hydroxyzine is used for the relief of pruritus (itching) caused by various allergic conditions. Hydroxyzine also is used to treat anxiety and tension, and inducing sedation prior to or after anesthesia. Hydroxyzine also is used to treat nausea, vomiting, and alcohol withdrawal.
Most people laughed at the messengers of the Hartford Convention; others saw them as dangerous secessionists. The Hartford Convention, despite moderate demands, had made the Federalist Party look suspicious, and after the convention, the party would rapidly decline.
In May 1787, Congress called a convention for the purpose of revising the Articles. Representatives from every state except Rhode Island attended; they were mostly propertied men, but they did not shape the constitution for their own financial interests.